Adam Meyers

Adam Henry Meyers (July 18, 1812 – July 31, 1875[1]) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.

He was the son of Adam Henry Meyers, a native of Hanover, Germany,[2] and Mary H.

[3] Meyers practised law in Trenton and was a friend of John A.

[2] In August 1853, Meyers was shot and wounded by a man named Charles Marsh because, it was alleged, Meyers had seduced Marsh's sister; Marsh was sentenced to 14 years in the provincial penitentiary.

[4] Meyers was an unsuccessful candidate for the Northumberland seat in the assembly in 1861.